Get ready for a Pink Ball Day
by Patsy Brady – Press Secretary
Pink Ball Day in aid of Breast Cancer will once again be sponsored by Marina Bar and Grill at Tin Can Bay Golf Club on October 18. This is a colourful day with the ladies going all out to raise money for this great cause. Raffle tickets are on sale in the Country Club foyer leading up to this day.
Tin Can Bay Golf Club was well represented in the winners’ circle at the Ladies’ District Zone Championships held at Kingaroy on August 27-29. Congratulations to Ngaire Wallis who was the C Grade Champion, Sandra Reibel, B Grade Gross Runner-up, and Jenny Skuja, C Grade Nett Runner-up.
The men were also successful in Gympie in August. Paul Downman and Gordon Smith won their matches to help Sunshine Coast win the Zone Masters against South Burnett.
Congratulations to the ladies who figured in the awards at the Sunshine Coast -Burnett District Women’s Senior Championships held at Mt Coolum on September 4 and 5.
Lyn Wong was runner-up Gross champion, Marie Young was second runner-up B Grade Nett, Pam Ottaway, Runner-up C Grade Nett over 36 holes. Jude De La Cruz won B Grade runner-up 18 hole Nett Day 1, Ngaire Wallis, C Grade winner 18 hole Gross Day 1, Pam Ottaway, C Grade winner 18 hole Nett Day 1. Lyn Wong, A Grade 18 hole Gross winner Day 2.
The ladies held their Open Day on Friday, September 8, with 120 in the field. This event finalised the Interclub Nett Pennant Trophy competition for the year.
Congratulations to Noosa Club for winning the trophy this year and well done to our Tin Can Bay ladies who were runners-up. Although they played well to win the day with 14 points, they fell short overall by just two points. Local winners on the day were as follows:
Division 1 Gross winner – Lyn Wong, Nett Runner-up – Sandra Reibel
Division 2 Gross winner – Viv Brown, Runner-up – Lyn Bade., Nett winner – Chris Harvey
Division 3 Nett winner – Cheryl Cope, Runners-up – Pam Gifford, Ngaire Wallis
Senior winner – Cheryl Cope
Anyone thinking of taking up the game or refreshing their skills should contact the local professional, Ellesha Michie on 0411 515 402. Visitors are welcome to organise a game by contacting the Starters’ Box on 0484 005 266.